Update: eVrit e-book Reader

[Elazar Leibovich]

I have sent a guy in NDS a request, and he emailed the tarball they needed
to release.


Shalom,

The source code can be found at:

ftp gate.nds.com

 username - uboot

 password - 9E8asteH



2011/2/20 Lior Kaplan <kaplanlior at gmail.com>

> Did you get any kind of source or offer for the source as the licenses
> require?
>
> Kaplan
>
> 2011/2/17 Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just wanted to share my experience with this little device...
>>
>> As some of you know, I asked which one should I buy: Amazon Kindle or this
>> one. I am glad I have bought this one. It's all I need!
>>
>> I have 130 books on the internal 1.2GB memory and I still have lots of
>> space.
>>
>> I bought it so I can carry around all those 1000+ pages technical books.
>>
>> Pros:
>>
>>
>> Runs Linux!
>> Small size.
>> Light weight.
>> Lots of space (can work with an MicroSD card, up to 32GB).
>> Supports Hebrew (none of the other readers out there do).
>> Long battery life.
>>
>> Cons:
>>
>> e-vrit eshop:
>> Very uncomfortable to browse the e-vrit website and shop for books (Both
>> from the desktop and from the device). While browsing from the device, it
>> opens a page on the local FS that asks you to follow a link to enter the
>> online shop. This page comes up after connecting to the WiFi network, so
>> they could easily take you there directly after the connection was made...
>> You cannot search for books by author, and if you find an author you like,
>> it is not possible to "click the name to access all the books available by
>> that author. This is true for both the device and the desktop sites.
>> Note: The site accessible from the device is maintained by Newpan and the
>> site accessible from the desktop is maintained by Steimazky....
>> A small number of books are available on the shop. No Sci-Fi books at all.
>> No old books (those books I bought as a kid and are out of print are great
>> candidates for this format).
>>
>> When listening to MP3 files - even with the volume all the way up, it was
>> too low to hear in a noisy environment. Granted - I only tested Podcasts,
>> not music.
>>
>> Slow response while switching between books and display modes (full
>> screen, back to the main menu). flipping pages work fast, though.
>>
>> Terrible for photos / pictures. Too dark, no colors and slow. The books'
>> covers and in-book diagrams and line art look great!
>>
>> User Experience:
>>
>> As I mentioned, I am very happy with the device. It is very light and
>> under the right lighting conditions it is very clear and fun to read from.
>> Using it under the sun was even better than under florescent light.
>> I downloaded a sample book from the Barns & Noble site (what they call a
>> 'NookBook) and transfered it to the device directly (an .epub file) - and
>> begun reading immediately! no DRM, no conversion - out of the download! I
>> called their Customer Support (voice - I needed to hear it) and asked if it
>> is because it's a sample. the representative said the sample is technically
>> the same as the full book!
>>
>> Over the course of the last three years I've read very few books, mostly
>> technical books by the computer, but since I've bought this device I have
>> read more than 70 pages of a Hebrew thriller, and a few pages of some
>> technical books and got the epub version of a 1500 page book I was wondering
>> how to carry around with me...
>>
>> Conclusion:
>>
>> Very good buy for those of you who need the Hebrew support. Not very
>> expensive. No dual display. No color display - but perfect for reading
>> books!
>>
>> I hope I helped someone out there to reach a decision...
>>
>> Amichai.
>>
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